variants
also ignitible
as in explosive
capable of catching or being set on fire
gasoline fumes are quite ignitable
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Adjective
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Keep an eye on the explosive Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025 -
With explosive martial arts reminiscent of Yen’s work in John Wick and Ip Man.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Of course, rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes would have no impact on nicotine in e-cigarettes, which have largely replaced combustible tobacco as one of the main ways young people now consume nicotine.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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The response to Los Angeles’s worst fire crisis in history has been complicated by Santa Ana winds and dry, combustible terrain.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the flames didn't ignite the rest of the house, because its exterior is covered in stucco, not a more flammable material such as wood.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Their two-story home had recently been remodeled and was low on flammable materials.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And all this against an inflammable backdrop of geopolitical crises including but not limited to the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.—
John Leicester,
Quartz,
15 Apr. 2024
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Heat also stresses old electrical systems — insulation breaks down; lubricants in relays dry out — and a not-insignificant amount of the subway’s electrical wiring dates to the 1920s and 1930s, some of it cloth-covered, inflammable, and pervious to water.—
Curbed,
Curbed,
28 July 2023
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“Ignitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignitable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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